Pre Shot Routine

0161allin

Been trying to get a pre shot routine going for a while now with my irons, trying to make everything more familiar, been struggling getting one for them, putting and driver no problem have seemed to be able to find that comfortable. Putting, read the line etc,take address 3 practice strokes looking at the hole,step in,putter behind ball and let it roll. Driver, tee the ball,check tee height with club behind ball two practise swings,making sure on both club head is hooded,pick a marker 5yrds in front take address and boom..Irons is totally different keep doing different things can never find something thats comfortable for me and keep it regular. Has anybody found same things or do people bother with this sort of thing, its annoying me now..

DH2K9

0161allin wrote: »

Been trying to get a pre shot routine going for a while now with my irons, trying to make everything more familiar, been struggling getting one for them, putting and driver no problem have seemed to be able to find that comfortable. Putting, read the line etc,take address 3 practice strokes looking at the hole,step in,putter behind ball and let it roll. Driver, tee the ball,check tee height with club behind ball two practise swings,making sure on both club head is hooded,pick a marker 5yrds in front take address and boom..Irons is totally different keep doing different things can never find something thats comfortable for me and keep it regular. Has anybody found same things or do people bother with this sort of thing, its annoying me now..

First of all your pre shot routines for putting and driving is way too long...

mikemanley

a practice stroke cannot be too long golf is a game of personal preference if your not comfortable then its not right. If he feels as if his driving and putting routines are fine then thats up to him to decide no two people have the same practice stroke in golf

DH2K9

mikemanley wrote: »

a practice stroke cannot be too long golf is a game of personal preference if your not comfortable then its not right. If he feels as if his driving and putting routines are fine then thats up to him to decide no two people have the same practice stroke in golf

Golf is not a sport that is meant took take 4-5 hours to complete a round. Get to your ball, pick a club, hit it and go find it.

Can't get more simpler then that.

mikemanley

were did i say it takes 4-5 hours nor is his practice routine longer. Any way he asked for advice so to get back on the subject. With my irons i stand behind the ball try pick a target like a three or a hump then i call it the thirds i do one 1/3 swing then a 2/3 swing then 3/3swing then i hit the ball seems to be working prob just a superstition at this stage

0161allin

I certainly wouldnt say my routine for putting and driving are long they only take a couple of seconds, i dont play turbo golf,im sure you take a couple of practise strokes when putting or a swing or 2 before you take each shot, so to say that is just ridiculous..

nocal

Why not do something similar to your tee shot routine? Check the lie of the ball, take two practise swings and boom? (Though probably not quite as much of the boom for irons.)
A good thing to do for irons is to visualise the moment of impact of the club on the ball.

PRAF

My routine:
-A couple of quick practice swings from behind the ball to target line just to start feeling the shot
-Pick a spot between my target and a couple of feet in front of my ball
-Quick walk along the ball to target line and take my address position
-Couple of waggles
-Boom!

stockdam

It's a good question. I don't have a routine and many players I know don't either. They think they have but it's not something that repeats. If you look at the pros then they have a deliberate pre-shot routine.

hades

Pre shot routine was the big area i worked on when i got lessons first. The pro was brilliant, he knew and mimiced all the pro's versions of it.

Mine is :

2 practice swings
Stand back off the ball while regripping the club to make sure everything is right and getting my target.
Stand back into the ball making sure that my balance is across my instep and not on my toes or my heels.
Strike

Sounds longer than it is, but if i don't do it i tend to hit some horror shots. It also helps to focus the mind, if i do hit a daisy cutter i just go back to my pre-shot routine and away i go again. I found it stops me from getting frustrated aswell.

Its all about rinse and repeat.

charlieIRL

DH2K9 wrote: »

Golf is not a sport that is meant took take 4-5 hours to complete a round. Get to your ball, pick a club, hit it and go find it.

Can't get more simpler then that.

any harm in asking what h/c do you play off?


I've started using the same pre-shot routine for driver & irons (one which i was taught in a lesson) - behind the ball I stand up straight with club perpendicular to body and swing then take position if i am going to hit ball and repeat swing. Then i pick a spot in front of ball on line i want to take, take position and swing.

SEORG

DH2K9 wrote: »

Golf is not a sport that is meant took take 4-5 hours to complete a round. Get to your ball, pick a club, hit it and go find it.

Can't get more simpler then that.

If I followed that finding the ball would take up more time than the pre-shot routine.

mags1962

How about stand behind the ball, pick your shot and line, fade, draw or straight, visualize the shot exactly as you would want. Step into position and set up as you want, practice swing and visualize same again. Move to ball with a calm swing thought, e.g. slow and low away, and then just pull the trigger.

Kid Charlemagne

2 suggestions that have helped me;

1. Waggle/splay the toes on your left foot. This will ensure your foot is solidly balanced and will remind you to channel your weight through your front foot.

2. Tell yourself to watch the ground to see what your divot is like. Main benefit being that you are less likely to look up to follow your ball too early.

im fairly new to golf and play off 27 but have found that my 7iron is very dependable now. would always hit it from anything outside of about 160 as even though it might leave me short it will likely be straight and well struck. (whereas woods/hybrids are a disaster zone for me).

Tones69

Kid Charlemagne wrote: »

2 suggestions that have helped me;

1. Waggle/splay the toes on your left foot. This will ensure your foot is solidly balanced and will remind you to channel your weight through your front foot.

2. Tell yourself to watch the ground to see what your divot is like. Main benefit being that you are less likely to look up to follow your ball too early.

im fairly new to golf and play off 27 but have found that my 7iron is very dependable now. would always hit it from anything outside of about 160 as even though it might leave me short it will likely be straight and well struck. (whereas woods/hybrids are a disaster zone for me).

Im gonna try that, cos im a fu*ker for lifting my head right as i make contact with the ball, getting better now but still do it sometimes! Too anxious to see where the ball is going

staker

Two practice swings,stand behind the ball on target line and visualise shot,focus on distant target, line up club on target line, draw imaginary parallel line for feet on ground with club,align feet on this line, one last look at target and swing.

I can never pick a spot on the ground ahead of the ball as I find I lose focus on the ball,I trust the line I've given my feet and keep the target in my mind's eye.